Atlas of Cuba: 20th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution
Atlas de Cuba: XX Aniversario del Triunfo de la Revolución Cubana
Cuba · Instituto Cubano de Geodesia y Cartografía · 1978
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